Oct 14, 2024
Shawn Padman's right of reply
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Shawn Padman's right of reply - This is another two-part newsletter where we have our commentary…
Oct 12, 2024
Saved by..... Socks
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Saved by..... Socks - Sometimes I got off on tangents, and this is one. They have been saying for decades…
Oct 11, 2024
Shawn Padman's reply
Dear Editor We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the recent editorial and letter regarding Padman Stops and its associated businesses. At Padman Stops, we highly value the feedback from our customers and the broader community,…
Oct 11, 2024
Nice bit of froth on the beer at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 50,508 Lamb numbers lifted following last week’s dearer market. Not all domestic buyers attended however, all export buyers were at sale, along with restockers and lot feeder buyers. The market demonstrated urgency…
Oct 11, 2024
One paddock at a time
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast One paddock at a time - Like in yesterday's newsletter we have a Farmer who replied to one of our…
Oct 10, 2024
When Padman stopped
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast When Padman stopped - Read the interesting reply below I got a day or two ago about the Padman Stops company.…
Oct 09, 2024
Cost/price crossroads
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Cost/price crossroads - The cost/price crossroads is a place we don’t want to go. It’s where our…
Oct 09, 2024
Tip toeing at Ballarat
Yarding: 26,562 Lamb Numbers over double with 12,200 penned. Quality varied, with new season lambs mostly very good and the older lambs had a wide range from plain to good. More buyers were on the rail in a market that open softer…
Oct 08, 2024
Russian drought slowing new crop seeding…
By Peter McMeekin The drought conditions that severely dented Russian grain production from this year’s harvest have continued unabated into the autumn in many regions, delaying the next winter crop planting program and presenting…
Oct 08, 2024
Acceptable day at Bendigo
Yarding - 33,284 Notable increase in numbers to a yarding of more than 33,000 head, made of up 19,534 lambs and 13,750 sheep. Quality was very good in the lead runs of young lambs, while there was a stand-out line of extra heavy old…
Oct 08, 2024
Wine tanks
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Wine tanks - I was talking to a wine grower last week, and he is about done with the industry. He said…
Oct 07, 2024
Ex Mallee boy turn Kiwi
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Ex Mallee boy turn Kiwi - I listened to The Rural Sales Show Podcast this morning, which features Aussie…
Oct 04, 2024
Hay Report - Two-speed Hay market
For the fortnight up to the 4th of October 2024. By Dwain Duxson The big frost just proves to us how quickly things can change in the Ag space. What looked like a low supply scenario has changed, and the frost and dry…
Oct 04, 2024
Some good signs at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 54,000 As warm, dry weather continues across various parts of the supply region, lamb prices have seen an uptick. While the quality of the lambs varied, the majority of both old and new stock was quite good. A notable highlight…
Oct 04, 2024
Have you pivoted?
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Have you pivoted? - Some call it a sliding doors moment, others call it pivoting, whatever the case it…
Oct 04, 2024
Very helpful
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Very helpful - I went and had a session with a cardiologist on Tuesday, which was a follow-up from the…
Oct 03, 2024
Not loved by all…
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Not loved by all… - We bang on about all things Farming, both here and in The Farmers Club newsletter…
Oct 02, 2024
Good gains at Ballarat
Yarding: 16,176 Lamb numbers dropped to 5,474 penned. The new season lambs are starting to outnumber the old lambs and presented in very good condition while the old lambs were patchy ranging from plain to very good. There were more…
Oct 01, 2024
A season to forget for most European Farmers…
By Peter McMeekin With this season’s winter and spring crop harvest across the European Union largely concluded and the summer crop harvest now underway in the bloc’s southern growing regions, the total grain production…
Oct 01, 2024
Nice little change up at Bendigo
Yarding - 22,130 Firm to dearer market across all lamb and sheep categories. It came as quality improved across a smaller yarding of 13,880 lambs, with the new season stock handling better and showing more carcass finish and freshness…
